中英之鑒 中式英語之鑒337
適當保持低調是維護好的公眾形象的竅門。
[誤] To keep an adequately low tone is a tip to maintain good public impression.
[正] To be adequately low-keyed is a tip to maintain good public impression.
注：tone 指“音調”或“口氣”，是實指。如：She always speaks with a rising tone(她講話總是用升調)。而這里的“低調”是“不張揚”的意思，應用 low- keyed 或 low-key。如：The wedding is a very low-key affair/The wedding is very low-keyed(婚禮辦得很低調)。
